For the Inner Wonk in All of Us

Is this You?

Wonk
1. a student who spends much time studying and has little or no social life; grind.
2. a stupid, boring, or unattractive person.
3. a person who studies a subject or issue in an excessively assiduous and thorough manner: a policy wonk

(courtesy of www.dictionary.com)

If it is, satisfy your Inner Wonk and join me at:

Off the Record - On the Road
2006 Election Wrap-Up
November 17, 2006 - 2:30 to 6 p.m. - Kellogg Center, MSU

(Pre-Register here)

Off the Record-On the Road! will feature Tim Skubick as moderator.

The program includes:

• a review of the election results with top pollsters Steve Mitchell, Mitchell Research &
  Communications, and Ed Sarpolus, EPIC-MRA.
• highlights of the U.S. Senate Congressional race with Tom Russell, Campaign Manger for Stabenow for U.S. Senate and a representative from the Bouchard for U.S. Senate Campaign and of the gubernatorial race with Chris DeWitt, Communications Director for the Granholm for Governor campaign, and John Truscott, Communications Director for DeVos for Governor campaign.
• the pundits' perspectives with Bill Ballenger, Inside Michigan Politics; Coit Cook Ford
  III, CCF III Consulting and Associates, LLC; and Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press.

The event will be held at MSU's Kellogg Center, Big Ten Room B, in East Lansing, Michigan. Registration begins at 2:30 p.m., the program will kickoff at 3:00 p.m., and will continue with a networking reception from 5:15 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

There is no cost associated with attendance, but pre-registration is required. During the reception light hors d'oeuvres will be served and a cash bar will be available. Please RSVP before November 13 with Linda Cleary at Michigan Political History Society. Please e-mail linda.cleary@sbcglobal.net or call 517.333.7996.

The event is being generously sponsored by Comerica Bank, Karoub Associates, Muchmore Harrington Smalley & Associates, Inc., The Rossman Group, and Sault St. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians/Greektown Casino LLC.